Where does “tekstmelding” come from?
tekstmelding (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål melding, from Norwegian Bokmål melde, from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.
tekstmelding (Norwegian Bokmål): a text message
Definitions
- a text message
Ancestry of “tekstmelding”, step by step
tekstmelding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål melding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | melding | the act of reporting; message, report; review,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | melde | to announce, report, notify |
| 3 | Middle Low German | melden | to betray |
| 4 | Old Saxon | meldōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |